Quotes by : Shannon Celebi

Once upon a long ago time I was a girl with hopeful halos in my eyes—not unlike you—not a typical....

I am forever an advocate of books, both the reading of them and the writing. There is something sacred....

My sister and I are so close that we finish each other’s sentences and often wonder who’s memories....

Jeb'd said it was harder for a pretty girl to find work; even white men liked flowers, whether red or....

Let’s call my mood melancholy; let’s call it remembrance. Or maybe let’s call it longing. Yes,....

She didn't tell him white folks couldn't love the same as coloreds. She couldn't love the same neither....

Using one’s beauty was the only way a smart girl could get by, at least that’s how it was back then,....

I could say it all began with my mother.

Of course, I rationalize the fear. I realize it’s not real, that my house isn’t burning down, that....

Don’t worry if you fall, sweet girl. Youth is made for bruises.